Blog Posts
Change is not something to be feared, but something to be welcomed!
Change is often daunting, a leap into the unknown where certainty dissolves and new possibilities unfold. I found out about my acceptance to Brampton the day before the Autumn…
Our Welfare Officer and Deputy Safeguarding Lead
We want to regularly share information about our wonderful staff here at Brampton College. This month, we’re introducing Sam Kaltsa, our Welfare Officer and Deputy Safeguarding Lead, who shares a…
What are super-curricular activities?
At Brampton College, we are proud to offer a range of opportunities for our first year A level students to enhance their learning and future prospects. One key aspect of…
Stuart Myers, motivational speaker, challenges students to “always reach for the sky”!
On Tuesday 28th January, motivational speaker Stuart Myers visited Brampton College to speak to our first year A level students. Stuart went to the same primary school as our Principal,…
Wicked!
On Tuesday 17th December, a small group of students went to see Wicked, the Musical at the Apollo Victoria. Wicked the musical reimagines the backstory of the witches from The…
Photographer of the month!
Student, Gabriel K has been experimenting with sequencing a series of documentary photographs he captured during a recent family trip to New York. His responses to Daido Moriyama’s recent exhibition…
Brampton’s budding thespians
GCSE and A level English Literature students took part in drama workshops last term, focusing on Macbeth and Hamlet, delivered by a professional Shakespearean actor. Students thoroughly enjoyed learning plenty…
Geography GCSE Field Trip
GCSE students headed to Southend to investigate coastal processes and the impact of coastal management in the area. A number of field methods were implemented, measuring beach profile, sediment analysis…
Students tell us about their trip to Venice
Riyana and Sinead share their experiences of the October Venice Trip: “During our October half term we spent a fabulous week in Venice, visiting the galleries, exhibitions, and monuments the…
Photography student captures fleeting moments
Matthew Tsui, studying A level Photography, has been creating work inspired by Harold Edgerton’s famous movement photography. Harold Edgerton invented the stroboscope, which we now recognize as the flash used…
After what will be six years with the college, our Principal, John Wilson, will be leaving us at the end of the current academic year to take up a new role at a school in Central London. We wish John well and thank him for his exceptional service and contribution to the college and his commitment to our students.